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Ronald Albert McCammant

1935 - 2017

Ronald Albert McCammant

1935 - 2017

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BORN

1935

DIED

2017

Ronald McCammant Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 16, 2017.

Ronald Albert McCammant went to heaven on March 17, 2017 with his family by his side at home. Born March 22, 1935 to Mary Jane (Wood) McCammant and Albert (Pete) McCammant at home with a dirt floor in Sandpoint, Idaho.

His earliest memories were of foster homes, in Wisconsin, where he began milking cows by hand at the age of four. At 16 he had to quit school to go to work on a farm for his room and board only, and never missed a milking in 3 years.

At 19 he enlisted in the Army, serving in Korea and France. In Korea he worked as a heavy equipment operator building airstrips and in France on high tower tram tension lines that hauled cargo from ship to shore. He had a National Defense service medal and an MM Badge (carbine). While in Korea, he became ill which finally led to multiple surgeries and eventually VA disability. He endured many life threatening surgeries over the years with great determination and mental strength, going back to hard work many times just days after being released from the hospital.

In 1957 he met his love Sylvia in April and married her in December; living and loving together for 59 years. They went on to have 5 Daughters, Colleen (David Bellows), Irish Alana McCammant (Brent Wright), Sheila (Steve Fryer), Laurie (Brad Mitchell), and Charlene (Mike Bradley) who dearly loved him, and were the delight, pride and joy of his life. He had 10 Grandchildren, Steven, Philip, Paul, Carol, Keith, Sarah, Donovan, Katie, Patrick, and Shane; and 13 Great-Grandchildren Matthew, Ava, Brayden, Brielle, Mason, Autumn Landon, Carter, Nitan, Hope, Evelynn, Ella Grace, and Lincoln. His nephew, David McCammant, was like a son to him.

He said his favorite vacations were visiting his children. He gave his mom flowers every year on his birthday, and his wife carnations every week for years.

He enjoyed hunting when his health allowed, being on a tractor, discing, plowing, roto-tilling, brush hogging etc., and later in life playing poker with friends. He could always figure math problems faster in his head than most could on their calculators, and he had an astounding memory for dates of historical events. He loved Bingo, Yahtzee, and Dominos in his spare time and Fox News in full doses. He excelled at bowling, receiving many cash awards, patches and pins. And in his prime, few if any could beat him at horseshoes.

He won awards for top salesman in different fields.

He always faced the adversities in his life with determination and grit. It really was uphill both ways for many of the early years of his childhood, but his resilience gave him the strength he needed to keep pushing forward till his body finally said no more.

He is survived by his Wife, Sylvia; 3 Sisters, Beverly Fox, Betty Painter, Ila Foss; and 3 Brothers, Robert McCammant, Duane McCammant, and Leroy King. He is preceded in death by his Father, Albert (Pete) McCammant; Mother, Mary Jane King; Step-Father, Leroy King; and Sister, Janice Moline.

Memorial Service is March 25th at Yelm Prairie Christian Center at 1:00 pm with Viewing at 12:30 pm.

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May 26, 2017

Robert McCammant posted to the memorial.

May 24, 2017

Sylvia McCammant posted to the memorial.

May 21, 2017

Beverly Fox posted to the memorial.

21 Entries

Robert McCammant

May 26, 2017

My brother Ronald and I were a lot alike. Except he had 5 beautiful daughters, I had 4 handsome sons. Close but not exactly alike.
Bob McCammant

Sylvia McCammant

May 24, 2017

Do I Want You Back?

I want you back:
To feel your arms around me... the security you gave me.
To hear your voice, your laugh, and even your song.
To share the rides along Skate Creek... and watch the deer in the field.
To see you standing at the door ready to help me with groceries.
To touch your hand in church and always.
To taste the sweetness of your lips on mine.
To know your love, spoken and demonstrated in so many ways.

But how selfish of me. The above is all about me.

I don't want you back:
To feel the pain and hurt all over again.
To hear your anguish at not being able to do all the things you loved doing.
To share again all the hospital stays and Dr. Appointments.
To see you struggling to stay strong.
To touch the heat of fever or the legs, feet, and hands that ached constantly.
To taste the bitter meds that you never complained about.
To know, as you did, how short your time here was.

May, 18, 2017
Written by your loving wife
Sylvia McCammant

Beverly Fox

May 21, 2017

To my loving Brother:
My brother Ronnie was a sweet and loving person. When he was 4 or 5 and I was 7 years old he got scarlet fever running a very high fever. His fever made it seem like big green eyes were coming after him. I had already had the scarlet fever so our foster mom wanted to know if I would like to sleep with him. He was crying hard so I said yes I do. So I put my arms around him and kept telling him it'll be okay. It's all right I'm here. He fell asleep. That was a sad time. One of many we had growing up. But we had good times too. A few years down the road before our teens, when snow was on the ground we had no money for sleds so we broke up cardboard boxes and used them to slide down the hills. We had fun and I remember laughing then. We use to go down to a small creek and catch crawdads and fry them. We had a bigger river with a diving board we'd jump off and go to the bottom. We created a lot of our own fun. One time when mom was gone we got out on the roof of the house, took our sheets and tried to make parachutes and jumped off.
Ronnie was very generous too. He heard me say I needed to get some teeth pulled one time, and asked if I needed money to do it. I told him no I have the money it was my health holding me up.
It was always fun getting together for family picnics or even a few getting together for lunch and a visit. He loved those things a lot. Families taking camping trips to the ocean.
When we were younger I would call us the four musketeers. Ronnie, Bob, Duane, and I. He loved playing and being with little sister Betty Lee and he said he remembered his other sister Ila always asking him to get her out of the crib.
I know we'll all miss him so much. Eighty some years of my life revolved around his life, so it's leaving a large hole in mine as well as others I'm sure.
May God keep and hold him in loving arms. Love your Sis Bev I will miss you forever.

Gloria Downs

May 21, 2017

Sometime way back in younger days my husband Jim and I went to Roger and Betty's for a party. Ron was among the guests, having a good time. When we were ready to leave Ron came over to the house and visited. They started getting pretty loud so I told them to quiet down or leave. They looked at me and laughed but they did leave. The next morning we were talking to Roger and he said early that morning they heard noises outside coming from the yard. There were Jim and Ron playing horse shoes at 5 am. Well they are both in heaven now and I wonder if they still play horseshoes? Every time I think of Ron I remember this story and always get a smile on my face. He was a good friend. Gloria

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David McCammant

May 21, 2017

Ron was my betting buddy, my friend. I was able to say goodbye a few days ago. He knew I loved him. He said so. I was like a son. He filled a void I had in my life, but he wouldn't trade any of the his girls for anybody. He had his five aces (girls) of a kind.
Uncle Ron and I were no theologians, but we believe and talked about God many times. He never used to fully believe when he was younger. He wanted to know "Why do bad things happen to good (God's) people? The question implies that God is at fault. But God makes no mistakes. He is perfect in all ways. God uses problems to direct us. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. God uses problems to perfect us. God is more interested in our character than our comfort. Our relationship to Jesus and our character are the only things we will take with us into eternity. The problems we face will defeat us or help us grow, depending on how we respond to them. God is at work in our lives even when we do not realize it or understand it. Every day is a gift from God... that's why it is called the present.
You can use any measure when your speaking of success. You can measure it in a fancy home, expensive dress, or car. But the measure of your real success is the one you cannot spend. It's the way your kids describe you when they are talking to a friend. I love you Ron Always will. Your nephew David

Charlene Heidi McCammant-Bradley

May 15, 2017

I loved the times that I got to hang out with my Dad, a day at the sale barn seeing baby goats for the first time, a trip to Yakima to get fruit, riding on the tractor while you were driving it up the road.

I will miss hearing all of the stories that you would tell over and over about my kids and the other grandkids that always made you laugh which brought us joy! You had a great sense of humor, wisdom, strength, and endurance. You gave your opinion whether I wanted it or agreed with it or not, but I still welcomed it because that's what made you my dad.

I always shut the door, check to see if its locked and turn off all the lights and you can bet that if I think I may have forgotten I will run back in to make sure I hadn't! Haha

Because I can still hear your advice, your lectures, I can still feel your hugs and hear your voice saying I love you, you will always be with me and I will always feel loved and I will still be listening to your wisdom, throughout my life!

I like you pretty much, thank you for loving us and mom the way you did.
Love you bunches,
Charlene Heidi

Irish Alana McCammant

May 15, 2017

Remembering my Father, Ronald Albert McCammant
by his 2nd born daughter Irish Alana

Many, many memories of spending time with my Father over his life time. One favorite comes to mind.

Dad and I were pals, best buds. We often talked about life, death, and poker.
Often we would go for a ride in my 72, blue Volkswagen bug up in the Bald Hills. He would have his window rolled down on his side and while chewing tobacco he would spit out the window. I, on the other side would have my window rolled down and would be blowing cigarette smoke out. He was an ex-cigarette smoker, and you know they are the worst. He says to me, "When are you going to quit those damn things?" I said to him, "When are you going to quit spitting out my window?" We were both briefly annoyed with each other, then we both laughed. A long pause after that, "Alright", he says. "I will challenge you to a promise. If you quit smoking I will quit chewing." I said "alright you're on." The pact was set.

However, I knew when I got home I had a full carton of smokes on top of my refrigerator...... I will have one and he will never know. When I got home, I couldn't bring myself to have a smoke. My promise to my Father was greater then my addiction. Neither one of us ever had another chew or smoke again. We were both too stubborn to show weakness to the other one.
It was one of the best things he has ever done for me.

I don't know how one deals with a loss, without the acknowledgement of the Lord.

I love you dearly Dad and I will see you again in heaven and that is "God's promise to me!"

Your daughter Irish Alana McCammant

Sylvia McCammant

May 15, 2017

My physical heart tests well and fine,
Still I continue to mourn and pine.
My emotional heart? broken and shattered.
I continue to live as if nothing mattered.

How empty your place at the table, your chair,
More than I can take, more than I can bear.
A treasure I lost when you left my life,
A treasure is was to be your wife.

The heavens cry.. they cry with me,
Tho I know the Son I soon shall see.
So much rain and so many tears,
But He always hears, and He dries my fears.

I feel their arms, my Jesus, my love,
Strong as steel, and soft as a dove.
Both here with me now as long as it takes,
Forever and beyond to ease all aches.

your loving wife,

Brandi Eide

May 12, 2017

Your father was a beam of light whenever we interacted and I was lucky to know him.

Michelle Foss-Brown

April 30, 2017

I have been thinking so much about what uncle Ronnie meant to me. He always made me feel special as I was growing up because even though I was kid, he would always talk to me as an adult. He would always tell me he loved me when he saw me. Since Mike got sick, he would always check on me to make sure i was alright. I just don't know how to put it all into words. It's all heartfelt. I felt close to your parents. I adored your dad. I cut wood with him and everything. Yes, he had his moments, but I was never afraid of him. I knew he cared for me as his niece. And that was important to me because for a long time I felt like an outsider.

Colleen Bellows

April 22, 2017

Dad
You always loved the babies - where ever we would go, if there was a little one you would say, " I wonder if his/her mama would let me hold them " ? THAT makes me smile.

You sometimes came across grumpy to people you didn't know, but if you heard they needed something your generous grumpy heart would be the first to help them. THAT makes me smile.

You picked a winner w/ Pres.Trump from the first line up of 17. He didn't have a chance... You stuck with your choice. He won! THAT makes me smile.

You gave me 4 sisters. THAT makes me smile.

You gave us the most wonderful Mother in the whole wide world. THAT makes US smile.

I quit smoking on your 55th birthday. THAT made YOU smile.

You gave ALL of us girls the desire to MUTE the commercials. THAT makes US smile.

You would hug our mama and say " I love her - Pretty Much " - THAT made US smile.

Thanks for ALL the smiles Dad and Your Love Without End. Your #1 daughter is gonna greatly miss you, and I Will Always Love You Pretty Much.
Colleen

April 18, 2017

We were at Fort Lenordwood Mo and we were playing around under some tree's
laying on the ground and this guy looked over and this rattle snake was headed for Ronnie.this guy and i got him out of the way just in time.

Duane McCammant Lacey Wa

Sheila Fryer

April 18, 2017

Memories of Dad

Doing push-ups with us girls as weights; our feet in his hands while mom held our hands.

Coming home from kindergarten and hanging my May basket on the front door, then running to hide. Dad opening the door and wondering loudly. "Who's the little dear who left this basket?"

Going to the sale barn in Enumclaw and getting a hamburger.

Strong arms carrying me when I fainted because of a high fever. A voice full of love saying my name.

Teaching me to count back change while working in the family fruit stand.

Staying in the hospital all day with one of my kids who was seriously ill, so I could go home and rest.

Standing on the front porch waiting when I arrived for visits and waving from the porch when I left for home.

I love you. Dad. I'll see you later. Sheila

Laurie McCammant - Mitchell

April 17, 2017

Dad always made me believe anything was possible. He always encouraged me to step into the next new thing. When I was contemplating a new opportunity I liked to call and talk to him about it because his instincts were good. He wasn't afraid of change or progress, and he always encouraged me. I loved calling him with my sales stats. he was excited to hear about it.

Dad lectured us a lot about "not being a sheep" don't follow the crowd" "think for yourself" He taught independence, and self reliance. Qualities I cherish that have served me well all of my life. Even though he faced limitations throughout his life he made me feel I had no limitations in mine.

Dad was giving and forgiving. He would go without to give to others. He never cared about appearances. With him you get what you see. And he was known for telling you your opinion whether you wanted to hear it or not.

I dearly loved him, and I will hold all of my special memories in my heart. I will always miss him.

~

Laurie Mitchell

April 16, 2017

Patty Pantier

April 13, 2017

Being an only child I loved staying overnight with my five girl cousins, I fit right between Sheila and Laurie. Uncle Ronnie always called me "Snooks" and treated me like one of his five when I was there.

Ila Foss

April 13, 2017

My brother Ronnie loved to laugh and could tell a good story. He loved babies. And he loved family. He will be greatly missed.

Bob Franzen

March 23, 2017

I am sorry for the loss of your father. It is never easy for us to let go of our parents. I hope the love and connection of all you sisters and your mom helps sustain you all as you move ahead without your father. You are in many many peoples thoughts and prayers. God's Peace and Comfort to you all. Bob Franzen

Wendy McCammant

March 22, 2017

My heart is saddened for Uncle Ron's family. I will always remember his gentle smile and quiet demeanor. I have very fond memories of the visits at Grandma Kings. Prayers and love to all his family.

Cindy Greenslitt

March 20, 2017

Very beautiful tribute to a man who lived a full life with a loving family. Praying for strength and peace to the girls during this sad time.

Carol Stanley

March 20, 2017

Sending my love and prayers to the family at this time off loss. I remember many times coming down to Grandma Kings, and being with everyone, and they are all good memories.

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